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Choosing a digital camera isn't just about getting the most megapixels for your money. Even basic cameras - those costing about $200 - now offer all the resolution many photographers need.
For example, if you want mainly to make standard 4-by-6-inch snapshot prints, a basic camera with 3- or 4-megapixel resolution should be fine. (One megapixel equals 1 million "picture elements." The more megapixels a camera has, the greater its resolution, and the larger the uncropped image it can produce sharply.) But if you plan to enlarge images more than that or to blow up only parts of them, you'll want a 6- to 8-megapixel camera.....Read Complete Article
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